Tributes have been paid to a Labout Party stalwart and “wonderful lady who was able to see good in everyone” after she lost her battle with cancer, aged 67.

Doreen Wyatt died at home on Monday, September 6, after a long fight against breast cancer.

The long-time Bracknell Constituency Labour Party member and anti-GM campaigner from Harmans Water was told she had three months to live but managed to survive her illness for two-and-a-half years.

Her close friend Sylvia Trevis said: “She will be sadly missed by those close to her and even those who only knew her briefly would have been touched by how much she cared.

“She was a wonderful lady who was able to see good in everyone.

“She will be sadly missed by those close to her and even those who only knew her briefly would have been touched by how much she cared.

“She never was one to give in to illness and this was something that needed to be fought – and she did, despite being told she would not live beyond three months.

“We would like to thank all the care team, doctors, nurses and all the carers who played an enormous part in helping her to stay at home – they did such an amazing job.

“Thanks too to all her friends who kept her sane and in touch with the world and everything that went on around her.

“She had been bed-bound for over two years and still was cheery in her suffering.”

Roy Bailey, vice chairman of the Bracknell Labour Party, added: “I joined her in some of her campaigns and found her to be enthusiastic, determined, friendly, confident and highly effective.

“She lived and breathed the core values of the Labour Party and I know the policies and direction of the current coalition Government would have been anathema to her.

“Doreen will be sadly missed by her family, friends and the Labour Party.

“I feel privileged to have known her.”

Doreen started her own business in her twenties and became an expert in marketing and PR. She spent time working for an advertising agency in Frankfurt and organised fundraising events for a care home in Richmond.

A recurring ankle injury meant she was never able to pursue her dream of being a top professional tennis player but she went on to be a coach and worked with some top players.

In 2001 Doreen and her friend Lesley Tooze set up an organisation called Green Watch to fight against GM products being farmed and harming the environment.

She was involved in peaceful vigils outside Syngenta in Jealotts Hill and, when her group became affiliated with Friends of the Earth, she was involved in anti-GM protests in London and took part in the Ascot Peace movement.

Doreen’s funeral will be held at midday on Tuesday, at Easthampstead Crematorium, in South Road, off Nine Mile Ride,

Donations to Marie Curie Cancer Care can be sent to AB Walker and Son Limited, Ellen Lodge, 157 Binfield Rod, Bracknell, RG42 2BB.